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ESSAYS AND REPORTS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 



ESSAYS FOR THE MEETING IN 1839. 



1. DRAWING TURNIPS. 



Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best account of the advantages 

 of drawing Turnips from the Land, and consuming them in Houses or 

 Yards. 



Competitors must state — 



1. The best mode of drawing and carrying turnips both from light and 



heavy soils. 



2. The means of avoiding any injury to the future crops from cutting 



up the land in carting, more particularly in clay soils. 



3. The best mode of supplying the loss of manure arising by the tur- 



nips not being consumed on the land. 



4. The comparative progress of stock in fattening or thriving, when con- 



suming drawn turnips or those still on the land. 



5. The comparative quantity or quality of the manure in either of the 



above modes. 



6. The expense of drawing. 



2. WHEEL AND SWING PLOUGHS. 



Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the comparative 

 advantages of Wheel and Swing Ploughs. 



3. WATER-MEADOWS. 



The Society's Gold Medal will be given for the best account of the 

 formation and management of Water-meadows, founded on actual ex- 

 perience. 



Competitors must give — 



1. A description of the water and its quahties. 



2. The means by which it has been collected and brought to the 



meadow. 



3. The quantity and quality of the grass mown, and the purposes for 



which used. 



4. The amount of stock (if any) depastured, and at what time of the 



year. 



5. The botanical and common names of the grass growing. 



6. The expense of formation and management. 



The size of the water-meadows described must be not less than five 

 acres. 



4. VARIETIES OF WHEAT. 



Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best account of the most 

 approved varieties of Wheat hitherto introduced into England. 



